Reverend Michael A. Ruminski Parochial Vicar Reverend Robert T. Russo Pastor Emeritus Saint Joseph Parish 1747 Poquonock Avenue P.O. Box 253 Poquonock, CT 06064-0253 Reverend Robert B. Vargo, J.C.L. Pastor Judicial Vicar of the Archdiocese of Hartford Deacon Ronald Biamonte Deacon R. Carl Lickwar RECTORY OFFICE Mrs. Michelle M. Harris Parish Secretary Ms. Lori A. Possum Bookkeeper/Secretary Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 am-3:00 pm Telephone: (860) 688-9566 E-mail stjoepoquonock@aol.com PARISH MINISTRIES Mrs. Gayle M. Brick Coordinator of Parish Ministries Office Hours: Mon-Tues-Wed-Thurs 8:00 am-3:00 pm Telephone (860) 688-9566 E-mail StJoseph.Ministry@yahoo.com RELIGIOUS EDUCATION OFFICE Mrs. Cynthia A. Glick Coordinator of Faith Formation Office Hours: Mon-Tues-Wed-Thurs 9:00 am-2:30 pm Telephone (860) 683-0366 E-mail StJosephFaithFormation@hotmail.com CEMETERY OFFICE Ms. Lori A. Possum Sexton Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 am-3:00 pm Telephone (860) 285-0696 FAX (860) 683-2225 E-mail stjoseph.churchfin@yahoo.com MUSIC MINISTRY Mr. Scott P. Rioux Director of Music CHURCH SEXTON Mr. Edward Kozloski SACRAMENTS Baptism: 1st and 3rd Sunday morning at 10:30 am Please call parish office to schedule a date. Marriage: Arrangements should be made by calling the Rectory at least six months in advance. Reconciliation: Saturdays at 4:30 pm Anointing of the Sick: Please contact the Rectory. MASS SCHEDULE Daily Mass: 7:30 am Alternating weeks with Saint Gabriel Parish ********************** Saturday Vigil Mass: 5:15 pm Sunday Masses: 9:15 am, 11:45 am ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Our mission is to reflect God s saving love by promoting strong ministries that enrich every aspect of parish life through prayer and worship, education, family life, community outreach and charity. In doing this, we reflect the joy of the Risen Christ who dwells in us. We believe in the fullest collaboration of clergy and laity to achieve our common mission to make Christ present in our world, that we may join Him one day in the next. e-mail: stjoepoquonock@aol.com website: www.windsorcatholic.org Accessible by Side entrance
ST. JOSEPH CHURCH POQUONOCK Introduction to the Liturgy of the Day Today we continue our brief series of readings from John s Gospel. Jesus converses with the crowd, which badgers him for signs that he is the One sent by God. In our own times, people still long for signs, for certainty. We may not be able to give them signs, but we can pray for the grace to show them by our lives that God is indeed Lord of all. Let us make that our prayer today. SATURDAY August 1 (The Vigil of the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time) 5:15 PM A SPECIAL INTENTION ON THEIR WEDDING ANNIVERSARY +BRIAN & MARY GRIFFIN req. by Mary Griffin TODAY IS THE EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME SUNDAY August 2 (The Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time) 9:15 AM +PHILIP THULEN, SR. req. by The Thulen Family 11:45 AM +MARY ELLEN MYERS req. by Her Family July 25 th /July 26 th Weekly Collection...$5,078.00 The Second Collection next week is the Air Conditioning Collection Thank you for your generosity to and support of Saint Joseph Parish Daily 7:30 AM Masses for Monday through Friday, August 3 rd through August 7 th, will be celebrated at Saint Gabriel Church. Parishioners wishing to attend weekday Mass are invited and encouraged to attend Please remember the members, loved ones, and friends of our Parish Family who are ill, aged, troubled, or grieving. Pray for their physical, emotional, and mental well-being. The Sanctuary Lamp will burn the week of August 2 nd, for the greater glory of God and for +Robert Zawasky, Sr. Requested by His Wife, Priscilla, and Children Holy Hour 50th Anniversary of VJ Day Monday August 10 th is the 50 th Anniversary of VJ Day. Peace among the world s nations has not yet been achieved. In honor of the many men and women who served our country not only in the armed forces but in other ways here in the United States during WW II and to pray for peace in our world, especially in the Middle East, there will be a Holy Hour at St. Joseph Church beginning at 7:00 p.m. During exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, prayers for peace will be offered. SATURDAY August 8 (The Vigil of the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time) 2:00 PM WEDDING: STEVEN CARON & KATHRYN THEIS 5:15 PM +TAYLOR JACQUELYN & +RAEGAN CAROL AMENTA (1 st Anniversary Remembrance) req. The Andersen & Dillon Families SUNDAY August 9 (The Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time) 9:15 AM +LOUIS LUPO (Birthday Remembrance) req. by His Sister, Marie, & George Dixon 11:45 AM +EMMA LAGRANGE (29 th Anniversary Remembrance) req. by Her Son, Albert, & Family Children are really the supreme gift of marriage and contribute very substantially to the welfare of their parents. - Second Vatican Council, Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World
THE EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME The Rite of Christian initiation for Adults (RCIA) RCIA is a program designed for individuals who desire to be received into full communion with the Catholic Church. It is intended for individuals who have not been baptized, or have been validly baptized in another Christian denomination, or individuals who were baptized in the Catholic Church but never received the sacraments of Confirmation and the Eucharist. Catholics who received the sacrament of the Eucharist but not the sacrament of Confirmation should contact the Office of Religious Education for information regarding its Confirmation Preparation Program. The RCIA Program for Saint Gabriel/Saint Joseph will begin in October. Those interested in being received into the Catholic Church in Spring 2016 should contact the Rectory at either parish by mid-september Adult Confirmation Preparation Program Every Spring and Fall the Archdiocesan Office of Religious Education provides classes for adults who have been baptized and received First Communion, but wish to receive the sacrament of Confirmation. These classes run for 6 weeks and will be held in three locations: Saint Mark the Evangelist, West Hartford, Saint Bridget, Cheshire and Saint Peter School, Torrington. Classes are held from 7 to 9pm. If you would like the schedule of dates and locations or have questions concerning the Confirmation preparation classes, please call the Archdiocese of Hartford at 860-242-5573, or email jill.costa@aohct.org. CATHOLIC SCHOOL(S) SUBSIDY Just a reminder to all families with children attending Catholic parochial schools or Catholic high schools this Fall that in order to qualify for the $250 per child subsidy from Saint Joseph Parish to the Catholic school, your family: must be registered with Saint Joseph Parish and be an active participant in the life of worship and faith; use the parish budget envelopes this is the only means that the parish has of identifying your family s contributions; must financially support the parish in a meaningful way so that the subsidy that is provided to the school (s) represents a portion of the funds you have provided in support of your parish. The parish is asked to forward the subsidy to the school(s) in October, therefore by the end of September your family s recorded contributions must exceed the amount of the subsidy requested. Families desirous of requesting a parish subsidy in the fall are asked to take special note of the above criteria. Do You Believe Fall Series The Fall Sessions of Do You Believe will begin Wednesday September 23 rd at 10:30 a.m. Each one hour session will be held in Fr. Doherty Hall of St Joseph Church. The Knights of Columbus Series, What Catholics Believe will be used. The first booklet in this series, Faith, will be discussed on September 23 rd, September 30 th and October 7 th. The second booklet, God, will be discussed on November 4 th, November 11 th and November 18 th. If you plan to attend, please contact St. Joseph Rectory (860-688-9566) by August 24 th so booklets may be ordered for each participant. Anniversary Sunday October 25th at 2pm Saint Joseph Cathedral Archbishop Leonard Blair will lead the Celebration of this Mass. All couples celebrating their 25th, 50th, 60th and any other special wedding anniversaries this year are invited to attend a special Mass which will include the renewal of marriage vows, followed by a simple reception and an opportunity for a photo with Archbishop Blair. Family and friends are encouraged to attend. Please call the Parish Rectory office 860-688-9566 to respond to this invitation by August 25th. Social Action Corner Monthly Food Collection Bags are available this weekend for the monthly food collection. The food bank has requested hot or cold cereal, baking mixes, condiments, apple sauce, and juice. Thank you for your continued support during the summer months! Collection for Windsor Elementary Schools Social Action is sponsoring a collection for the Windsor Elementary schools the weekend of August 22 & 23. In addition to any school supplies, the schools are especially in need of recognition and incentive items for the students, such as fancy pencils, stickers, erasers, sticky notes and bookmarks. Please consider picking up an item or two to support this worthy drive. If you have any questions, please call Ann Bramucci at 860-687-1725. The next Social Action meeting is September 14 at 6PM in Father Doherty Hall. For more information on how you can participate in Social Action contact Lisa Andersen at 860-688-3474 or Landers403@comcast.net or Sue Claughsey at 860-298-0550 or rnsue51@yahoo.com. We cannot all do great things, but we can do small things with great love. Mother Teresa
AUGUST 2, 2015 Religious Education The Religious Education Office is closed for the summer. The Catholic Youth Spectacular is a fun day to gather with youth from other Parishes and schools! All Parish youth and young adults in grades 7 and higher are invited to attend the 10 th Annual Catholic Youth Spectacular on Sunday, September 20 th, on the grounds of the Archdiocesan Center at Saint Thomas Seminary in Bloomfield. Call the Religious Education Office for more information and to obtain a registration form. Reduced registration fees are available. Registration for 2015/2016 Religious Education All students entering Kindergarten through 10 th Grade in August must be registered in order to attend classes beginning this Fall. The Religious Education Office is closed for the summer, but Registrations can still be submitted and students will be placed in classes in which there are openings. Parents who have not yet picked up their Registration Packets will find packets downstairs in Father Doherty Hall; new families should contact the Religious Education Office. Registered families will receive program information in August. Looking for Religious Education Teachers! It s true that some of the volunteer Catechists in our Religious Education Program are parents or grandparents with children enrolled in the program, but many teachers are parishioners without a family member in the program. Are you being called are you able to help? Catechists are provided with books, lesson plans and supplemental materials, as well as support from the Coordinator and other Religious Education teachers. Please call Cyndie Glick in the Religious Education Office if you would like to learn more about becoming a teacher or coteacher. Please take a copy of the pamphlet Why Be a Catechist?, available at the entrances of the Church. THANK YOU to those who have volunteered to be Catechists for the upcoming Religious Education school year! We anticipate that teachers will be needed for the following grades: Grade # of Catechists 5 1, or 2 co-teachers 7 1, or 2 co-teachers Registrations for the Regional Religious Education Program for special needs children and their families that will be held at Saint Therese Church in Granby should be submitted by September 1 st. The schedule of meetings and classes is now available. Registration for the program is $75. A focused, customized program will be built around you and your children s needs, interests and abilities. Please contact Cyndie Glick to obtain a registration form and schedule, or contact Celia Lofink, Ministry for Special Needs at 860-874- 2074 or by email,stafffsttherese@gmail.com
AUGUST 2, 2015 Ministry Message Saint Joseph Rosary Makers The Rosary makers are a group of parishioners who gather twice a month in Father Doherty Hall to make rosary beads for missionaries around the world, those in the military, hospitals and schools, as well as First Communicants, Confirmandi, Newlyweds, children and adults at the time of their baptism here at Saint Joseph Parish. The mission of this ministry is to provide rosary beads, free of charge to any facility, institution or Church ministry that requests a need or has an interest to distribute rosary beads for the purpose of praying to Our Blessed Mother. The Rosary Makers welcomes new members and are happy to teach the skill of making rosaries to anyone. The group accepts monetary donations, and recycled bottle receipts to purchase supplies and cover the cost of postage (mailing our rosaries near and far). Any questions, please call the Parish Rectory Office. Prayer Shawl Ministry The Prayer Shawl Ministry generally meets one Monday a month in Father Doherty Hall from 7pm until 9pm. New members are always welcome. Prayer shawls, infant prayer blankets and prayer squares are made, blessed and distributed to anyone with a need near or far. The ministry has set their calendar for the 2015-2016 year. 2015 2016 September 21st January 4th October 5th February 1st November 2nd March 7th December 7th April 4th May 2nd June 6th If you would like to join the ministry but do not know how to knit we will teach you! If you have any questions about this ministry or would like to request a prayer shawl please contact Darlene Kennedy at 860-688-9482. Saint Gabriel School Saint Gabriel School is now accepting applications for Grades Pre-K (3 and 4 year-olds) to Grade 7. For more information contact the principal, Mrs. Patricia Martin at 860-688-6401 or visit the website www.stgabrielschool.org